Craig Muni

Craig Douglas Muni (born July 19, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 819 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of his career.

Craig Muni
Born (1962-07-19) July 19, 1962
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks
Buffalo Sabres
Winnipeg Jets
Pittsburgh Penguins
Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 25th overall, 1980
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1982–1998

Playing career

As a youth, Muni played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]

Known as a defensive specialist, open ice hitter, penalty killer and a shot blocker, Muni won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987, 1988, and 1990 and also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets.[2] He retired in 1998. He led the league three times in Plus-Minus while a member of the Oilers.

Coaching career

On June 25, 2016, he was named the co-head coach of the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts, sharing duties with former NHL player Ric Seiling.[3]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Mississauga Reps Midget AAA GTHL 38 8 16 24 — — — — — —
1978–79 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 2 2 3 5 23 — — — — —
1978–79 Dixie Beehives OPJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1979–80 Kingston Canadians OMJHL 66 6 28 34 114 3 0 1 1 9
1980–81 Kingston Canadians OHL 38 2 14 16 65 — — — — —
1980–81 Windsor Spitfires OHL 25 5 11 16 41 11 1 4 5 14
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL — — — — — 2 0 1 1 10
1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1981–82 Windsor Spitfires OHL 49 5 32 37 92 9 2 3 5 16
1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL — — — — — 3 0 2 2 2
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 64 6 32 38 52 — — — — —
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 64 4 16 20 79 7 0 1 1 0
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 68 7 17 24 54 — — — — —
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 73 3 34 37 91 13 0 5 5 16
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 7 22 29 85 14 0 2 2 17
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 4 15 19 77 19 0 4 4 31
1988–89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 69 5 13 18 71 7 0 3 3 8
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 5 12 17 81 22 0 3 3 16
1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 76 1 9 10 77 18 0 3 3 20
1991–92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 54 2 5 7 34 3 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 0 11 11 67 — — — — —
1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 2
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9 0 4 4 4 — — — — —
1993–94 Buffalo Sabres NHL 73 2 8 10 62 7 0 0 0 4
1994–95 Buffalo Sabres NHL 40 0 6 6 36 5 0 1 1 2
1995–96 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47 0 4 4 69 — — — — —
1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 25 1 3 4 37 6 0 1 1 2
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 64 0 4 4 36 3 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Dallas Stars NHL 40 1 1 2 25 5 0 0 0 4
AHL totals 269 20 89 119 276 22 0 7 7 26
NHL totals 819 28 119 147 775 113 0 17 17 108

Awards and achievements
  • 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
  • 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
  • 1989-90 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
  • 2016-17 - NWHL - Isobel Cup (Buffalo)

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019.
  2. "Craig Muni player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. "Craig Muni Named Co-Coach of Buffalo Beauts". NWHL.zone. June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.